Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle 6th 7th Grade PDF

Checkup on your students' understanding of reading comprehension with this effective reading comprehension passages and questions bundle. With CCSS aligned questions designed for Grades 6 and 7, colorful pictures make each test more stimulating. Topics include animals, recycling and karate.

Reading Comprehension Outline:

Each lesson has a mix of questions to check understanding, a vocabulary or spelling activity to help remember key language introduced, and a writing exercise. Full answer keys are provided.

This is the PDF version. PDF version includes Easel Activity making each lesson fillable.

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Contents:

Set 1:

Reading Passage 1: American Bison - Find out more about North America's heaviest land animal.

Reading Passage 2: Brown Bears - Featuring brown bears and Kodiak bears.

Reading Passage 3: Elephant Seals - Fact: Elephant Seals spend 2 months of the year on the beach!

Reading Passage 4: Visayan Pigs - Punk rock pigs? Discover more about this endangered species.

Reading Passage 5: Seahorses - Terrible swimmers but beautiful creatures all the same.

Reading Passage 6: Pandas - Read about China's national symbol then write about America's.

Reading Passage 7: Wolves - What does a wolf's howl mean? This article features that, and more!

Reading Passage 8: Blue Jays - Can imitate other bird calls and feast on other birds' eggs!

Reading Passage 9: Iceland - An amazing country, find out everything there is to know in this article.

Reading Passage 10: Yogurt - The healthiest treat? Learn how yogurt is made & how it's good for us.

Reading Passage 11: Karate - Who? How? When? Where? Did Karate all begin?

Reading Passage 12: Clean Air - A longer article but the most important of subjects.

Set 2:

Reading Passage 1: Red Pandas - Red Pandas eat nearly 9,000 pounds of food during their lifetime.

Reading Passage 2: Hoatzin - This loud creature has roots stretching back 36 billion years!

Reading Passage 3: Moose - These huge creatures are built for the coldest climates in America.

Reading Passage 4: Vancouver - Fact: Vancouver was once known as Gastown!

Reading Passage 5: Recycling - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle? Read more about that, and more!

Reading Passage 6: Atlantic Ocean - Just how important is the Atlantic to countries that border it?

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Reading Passages

Each passage is especially written for Grade 6/7 students, including key vocabulary required for this age group.

Topics are varied and are accompanied by colorful graphics. Topics are meant to educate, yet entertain the modern student.

Passages are thoroughly researched and facts/data come from several sources to provide accuracy.

Mixed Questions

The mixed questions section of each lesson includes a variation of five to six comprehension, vocabulary and Math questions. In addition, key reading strategies are frequently covered including author's purpose, summarizing, cause & effect and making conclusions.

Mixed questions require a written response (no MCQ's), full answers and example responses appear at the end of the lesson.

Spelling & Vocab

Each reading passage contains a variety of words and phrases designed for Grade 6/7 students. Spelling and vocab activities provide the opportunity to build fluency with these words.

Activities provide clues to help assist students. Vocabulary activities include extra questions where students must write a synonym, an antonym or a sentence using a certain word.

Writing Prompts

Writing prompts are designed to continue the theme or lessons learned in the story.

Students are persuaded to write in a variety of ways and each prompt includes several cues to help.

The main focus in this product is on animals and the environment. Prompts will require the student to write about important topics and address how to resolve issues we have in the world today.

Full Answer Keys

Full answer keys and sample responses are provided so no matter how busy you are, you know you're covered!

Mixed question answers provide evidence from the text, Math questions contain the relevant workings.

Answers are designed for use by the teacher, but also suitable as a handout to the student.

Easel Activities

Easel Activities allow passage to be easily assigned and checked online.

This product includes a fillable Easel Activity. Each box that would usually be filled in by a student in-class can now be typed into instead.

Activities can be modified and changed by the teacher and are an easy way to give extra homework or holiday tasks to your students.

Total: 108 Pages

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